As spring approaches, the time draws near for everyone’s beloved woodchuck to cast his prediction on whether there’ll be six more weeks of winter simply by seeing his shadow. Yes, it’s Groundhog Day.
Every year since 1886, crowds as large as 40,000 have gathered in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania on the morning of 2 February to watch a groundhog named Punxsutawney Phil emerge from a burrow on Gobbler’s Knob. According to folklore, if the groundhog sees his shadow, then winter will endure for six more weeks. If it is cloudy, then spring will come early that year.
